Applicator.



110.763,081. v PATBNTED JUNP..2 1,1904.v

f yL. E,y TOPE.

APPLIGATOR.' APLIOATION FILED SEPT. 12, 190;'.

N0 MODEL.

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'PATENT OFFICE.

EZRA E. Torn, or solo, "omo,

APPLICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 763,0801, dated J' une21, 1904.'

Application filed September 12, i903- Serial No. 172,952. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, EZRA E. TOPE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scio, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio, have inf`vented certain new and useful Improvements in Applicators, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an instrmentwith which a womanmay successfully treat herself for displacements and diseases of theuterus and vaginain brief, to provide the means for a home treatment formany of the ailments of the female reproductive organs. The same generalprinciples may also be utilized in medicating the rectum and the nasalcavities.

My applicator is so constructed that when the medicine is placed in thereceptacle and thc instrument inserted into the vagina or other cavityand a certain position assumed by the patient the medicine is appliedAto the diseased parts by utilizing atmospheric pressure and the forceof gravitation, thus enabling the patient to conveniently treat herself,while heretofore to medicate the parts has required the assistance ofthe physician or nurse.

I will now describe my invention in detail.

Figure l is a side view of my applicator complete. Fig. 2 shows thereceptacle for holding the medicament. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of theapplicator on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. i is a View of the small orproximal end of the applicator. Fig. 5 is a View of the larger or distalend of the applicator.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The applicator consists of an outer tube 1 and an inner tube 5,constructed of hard rubber or other Asuitable material. The outer tube lis approximately elliptical in form in cross-section and contractedsomewhat at the smaller or proximal end 2, so as t0 become circular, andexpanded or cup-shaped at the larger or distal end 3. About one-thirdthe circumference of the outer tube on each side at its short diameteris made cylindrical on its inner su rface at 4 4 to approximate and comein contact with the outer cylindrical surface openings at 7 7 nearand atopposite sides of the proximal end and at 8 8 within the cup erexpansion 3 of the distal end. The outer tube 1 may be constructed nearits proximal end with a swell or increased diameter greatest at thepoints b b to render it more self-retaining when placed in position. Thecup or expanded distal end 3 conforms more nearly to the shape of andprevents its passing through the vulva and intothe vagina when in use.It also forms a base on which the instrument may stand.

The inner tube 5 is cylindrical, with one end closed and the other endprovided with a slight rim at 9. It may be provided with a lug ortubercle at the point l() if it is preferred to fasten it in place.l Thetube 5 is made a little shorter than the full length of the outer tube land of a size to snugly iit the same when slid therein. The parts of theapplicator 'are assembled by pushing the inner tube 5, closed end first,into the proximal or small end of the outer tube'l until the rim 9approximates the end of the outer tube. If it is desired to fasten tube5 in place, the lug or of the inner tube 5 whenin place. 0n either Itubercle 10 being in line with one of the airspaces 7 7, turn it aboutone-fourth of its circumference, when the lug or tubercle l() willimpinge against the inner surface of the outer tube at the point'll,holding it securely in place.

To operate the applicator after placing the tube 5 Within the tube 1, asjust described, place the medicament, which may be liquid or powder, inthe receptacle 5. The patient in a standing, sitting, kneeling, orsquatting position inserts the applicator into the vagina. She thenassumes the knee-chest position or dorsal position, with the hips wellelevated. Either position elevates the distal and depresses the proximalend of the applicator. In the meantime gravitation draws the abdominalviscera away from the vaginal region and permits the air to enter thevagina through the air-spaces 6 6 and distend it, "and when this occursthe applicator discharges its contents into the vagina. The wholevaginal tract may be medicated or only a part, de-

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pending upon the position the patient assumes. y

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. Anapplicator comprising an inner and an outer tube slidably fittedtogether and having a longitudinal air-space between them, and a lugapplied to one of the tubesto bind against the other tube and secureboth together.

2. An applicatorcomprising an outer tube of elliptical cross-sectionaloutline and having grooves in the inner walls of the part corresponding'to the major diameter, and an inner tube slidable within the outer tubeand snugly :fitting the walls between the grooves.

3. An applicator comprising an outer tube having one end iared, a secondtube slidable within the outer tube and open at its outer end and closedat its inner end, and means for limiting the movement of the two tubeswhen sliding them together, one of the tubes having' grooves in itswalls closed at their open sides by the other tube to form air-passageswhich extend and open through opposite ends ofthe applicator,substantially as specified.

ln testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses. p

EZRA E. TOPE. '[L. s] lllitnesses:

JAMES M. SPIKER, HARRY W. KIRBY.

